Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA Criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, B1ii, B2, C2, C3, C4, C6 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 20 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2007 | low | near favourable | high |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
A small flat-topped island located about 1 km off the Northumberland coast at Amble. The IBA supports large colonies of breeding seabirds, notably terns, and Somateria mollissima.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2020) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Coquet Island. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 13/07/2020.
